April 2016

The A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum could be one of Chicago’s most under-appreciated institutions. Frankly, I had no idea it even existed until just recently. While looking into a visit to the Pullman National Monument, I stumbled across the Pullman Porter Museum’s website. The museum was founded […]

Let’s talk about famous Chicago food history to welcome the James Beard Awards to Chicago for the second year in a row on May 2nd. Considered the “Oscars of Food,” these awards will go to the best American restaurants, chefs, and bakers. Since I don’t regularly dine at Alinea, […]

Team building events can be a great time or a chore, depending on what your group decides to do. As someone who has worked for both a massive company and a small local business, I can tell you that getting to know my co-workers outside of the […]

A few weeks back the Chicago Detours staff had a night out at the Chicago French Market. Located near the Ogilve Transit Center in the West Loop, it’s billed as a European-inspired market. We were invited as part of a VIP event to celebrate the unveiling of new […]

Spring Break is finally upon us! It’s an exciting time to be a kid this week. However, Chicago’s public school parents might be stressed about figuring out what to do with all this free time. So we came up with a list of the four great […]

Last year, Preservation Chicago named the city’s neon signs as one the seven most-threatened endangered structures. They noted that “Chicago’s historic neon signs were once a prominent part of Chicago’s landscape and cityscape, fronting almost every commercial street throughout the city.” I was intrigued and saddened […]

The old Chicago Stadium stood on the Near West Side for nearly 60 years until it was demolished with the opening of the new United Center. In its time, the Chicago Stadium was the regular home of the Blackhawks and Bulls, hosted multiple national political conventions, and even an […]

We are currently in the market for Chicago downtown office space because we must leave Chicago Detours’ home for the past 5 years. We’ve been in the historic Bennett Brothers Building at Adams and Wabash. I’ve always like this cool retro ceiling in the lobby. We have to […]

This year the Chicago Cubs are celebrating 100 years at Wrigley Field. In honor of the centenary, I’ve reviewed a new book titled Cubs 100: A Century at Wrigley. It’s a collection of personal stories and anecdotes from the millions who have watched the Cubbies play at the Friendly Confines. […]